Method for producing biomass which has a high exopolysaccharide content
AssigneeEvonik Degussa GmbH
InventorsThomas DURHUUS, Stefan EILS, Amelia Claudia SILVA, Horst PRIEFERT, Jens SCHNEIDER, Christian RABE
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Abstract
According to the invention, it was found that culturing of cells of the taxon Labyrinthulomycetes in a high content of sulphate makes it possible to obtain a biomass having a high EPS content, which biomass can in addition be advantageously further processed into a feedstuff.
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A process for producing a biomass having a high exopolysaccharide (“EPS”) content, comprising culturing microorganisms of the taxon Labyrinthuylomycetes in a fermentation medium containing sulphate in an amount such that a sulphate content, based on the dry mass, of 25 to 60 g/kg ensues in the resulting biomass.
An EPS-containing biomass comprising microorganisms of the taxon Labyrinthulomycetes and a sulphate content, based on the dry mass, of 25 to 60 g/kg.
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